Bumper



oct. 2, 1923. A 1,469,591

L. P. HALLADAY BUMPER Filed Dec. l, 1922 AttorRU/y/S vention is to 16Patented Oct. 2, 1923.

UNHTED STATES PATENT orrres.

B U MYER.

Application Med December 1, 1922. /erlal No. 604,!68.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Lewis P, HALLADAY; a citizen of the United States,residing at Decatur, in the county `of Macon and State of Illinois, haveinvented a. certain new and useful Improvement in lBumpers; of which thefollowing is a specification.

'This Ainvention relates to improvements in automobile bumper bars ofthe type wherein the bumper is vertically widened throughout at least aportion of its length, and wherein a vertically extended impact surfaceis provided. One object of the inprovide a bumper of this type which hasa large measure of strength from front to rear so thatin the case ofimpact with an obstacle, it will not readily give way or be broken orbent. Other ob- ]ects will appear from rtime to time throughout thespecification and claims.

My invention is illustrated Amore or less diagrammatically in theaccompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a lfront elevation of the device;v

Figure 2 is a plan View of the device shown in Figure 1.

`Like parts are designated by like characters throughout.

The bumper is formed of two members Av and B. The member A is bent so asto form a loo A. It is upwardly bent at A2,

and latere y bent at AB. It is provided with the laterally extendedportion A, is downwardly bent at A", and rearwardly lient at A. Itterminates at A" at which point it is rigidly secured to the end of themember B. This member B is bent to form a lo'op B11 It is downwardlybent at B2, laterally bent at B, is provided with the laterally extended'portion B, is upwardly bent at B5', and rearwardly bent at B,terminating at B' at which point it is rigidly secured to the end of themember A.

Thus by means of the two identically shaped members, a bumper isprovided with two narrowed, laterally extending end portions, and avertically enlarged central contact portion is formed. This bumper isreinforced horizontally by the rearward bending of the members A and B.Each of these rearwardly bent portions, lying as it does in the rear ofone end of the widened contact portion, serves to strengthen the bumperat the point where the destructive effect of a blow is likely to be mostsevere.

1 taken as in ments each of them having C, C are engaging members whichare adlustably held in position on the members A and B by means of setscrews G1 (l1 and also engage the bumper supporting ba C* C2 whichextend rearwardly and are lattached by an suitable bracket or fitting tothe automobi e fra-me, whereby the bumper 1s supported from the frame.

Although I have shown an operative device, still it will be obvious thatmany changes in size, partsmight be madewithout departing materiallyfrom Ithe spirit of my invention, and I wshftherefore that my showing bey a. sense diagrammatic. I claim:

1. A .bumper formed of two similar ele-V ments each of` them havingadjacent one end a lbop formed byinwardly curving its end, there being avertical impact portion between said loops and formed m part from eachof said elements, the end of each of said elements farthest from'' itsloop being rearwardly and inwardly bent and terminating'in line with andbeing fastened to the inner end of the loop forming portion of the othermember. p

' 2. A bumper formed of two similar eleadjaoent one end a loop formed byinwardly'c its end, there being a verticall impact portion between saidoops -ad formed in part from each of said'e'lemplitf. one of saidelements being downwardly d the' other upwardly displaced out of ge wilh the horizontal plane of said loops, the

shape and arrangement of ends of said displaced portions returning y tothe plane of the loops and being` rearwardly and inwardly be titndtermmting in line with and being'astened to the inner end of the loopforming portion of the other member. ,i

3. A bumper formed of two similar spring elements each of them havingad'acent ,one end a loop formed by inw.` y curving its end, there beinga vertical m part from each of said elements, the end of each of saidelements farthest from its loop being rearwardly/and inwardly bent andterminating in line'with and being fastened to the inner end of the loopforming portion of the other member.

4. A bumperv formed of two similar spring elements each of them havingadjacent one end a loop formed by inwardly impact portion between saidloops and fomed logt - nd being rearwardly and inwardly bent andterminatin in line with and being fastened to the inner end of the loopforming portion of the other member.

5. A. bumper formed of two similar ilat spring elements each of themhaving ad'acent one end a loop formed by inwar lyV curving its endrtherebeing a vertical impact portion between said loops and formed 1n partfrom each of said elements, thoendr of each of said elementsfarthestfrom its loo being rearwardly and inwardly bent an terminatingin line with and being fastened to the inner end of the loop formingportion of the other member. y V 6. A bumper formed of two similar flatspring elements each of them having ad'a- Y cent one end a loop formedby' inwar y curving its end, there being a verticallywidened impactportion-between said loo s and formed in part from each of said eements, one of said elements being downwardly and the other upwardlydisplaced out of line with the horizontal plane of said loops, the endsof said displaced portions returning to the plane of the loops'and oeingrearwardly and inwardly bent and termmating in line with and beingfastened to the inner end of the loop forming portion of the othermember.

7. A bumper formed ol' two similar elcments each of them having adjacentone end a loop formed by inwardly curving its end, there being a centralvertical loop hetween said first mentioned loops and formed in part fromeach of said elements, each of sai elements nt. its end oppositcto itsloop being rearwardly und inwardly bent and terminating in linel withand boing fastened to the inner end of the loop forming portion of theother element.

8. A bumper formed of two-similar clements each of them having:uli-.lernt one end a loop formed -by in'wnrdly curving its rml1 therebeing :t central vertivnl loop between said first mentionedloops` formedin part.

from cath of said elements, one o'vthom be ing downwardly and the otherAupwardly displaced ont of lino with the horizontal loops, the ends ofsuch displaced portions returning to the plane of the loops :in l beingrearwardly :ind inwardly bent :ind terdownminating in line with andbeingV fastened to the inner end of the loop forming portion of the..other clement.

9. A lrzm er bar formed of two identically'shaped) members, each of saidmembers bent to form an open horizontal loop, each o .said membersprovided with portions extending laterally from said loop and beingdisplaced vertically froml the horizontal plane of said loop andterminating in a rearwardly and inwardly bent portion wherelliy there isformed between said horizonta said extensions being joined to the openends of said loops.

10. A bumper bar including two identically shaped members bent andassociated to ther toform a pair of closed horizonta lydisposed springloops joined by a single vertically disposed spring loop, each of ldisposed loops a vertically dis-V posed oop joining them, and the endsof said members providedwith va short laterall ly extending portion, aforward bend from one end thereof, a long laterally extending `portionand a short rearward bend `thereffrom, the short .laterallyextending'pprton wardly bent and said mem rs fastened to each otherintermediate their ends on their front side at points adjacent thecommencement of each of said short rearward bends.

11. A bum er formed of two similar elements each o them having adjacentone end a loop formed by inwardly curving s aid end, there beingavertical impact portion between said loops 'and formed in part from cachof said elements, the end of each of said elements farthest from its loobeing inwardly and rearwardly bent an terminating in line with and beingfastened to the loop forming portion of the other member.

12. A bumper formed of two similar elements each of thcmliavin adjacentone end a loop formed by inwardly curving its end, there being avertically widened impact portion between said loops and formed in partfrom each of said elements, one of said elements being downwardly andthe other upwnrdly displaced ont of line with 4thehorizontal plane ofsaid loops, the ends of said displaced portions returning to the plane-of the loops'A und boing rearwardly and in` wardly. bent andterminating in line with and 'being fastenedf to the loop forming pon,

tion of the other member.

Signed at Chicago, vcounty of Cook and State of Illinois, this 24th dayof November,

LEWIS P. Il ALLADAY. i

of each member fastened to the shortrearrtion of. the other member,`

